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Music Monday - The Romantics and A-HA



Two hit songs from my 80s adolescent hood for this Music Monday for me,yay!

 The Romantic's "Talking In Your Sleep" was a great hit in the summer of 1984. It was a crowd favorite and I wonder why it personally reminds me of Eat Bulaga's Little Miss Philippines contestant Glaiza Herradura, hmm, now there's another entry to blog about next time :)

"Take On Me" by A-ha is an incredibly awesome music video and a great hit also. It was in early 1985 that the music video was released and often requested on MTV and VH1

Enjoy!






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Music Monday - Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Mitoy Yonting & Lea Salonga On The VoicePH




Happy Monday, folks! I'm sharing Mitoy Yonting (with Lea Salonga and Vice Ganda)'s rendition of Total Eclipse Of The Heart. Mitoy is the winner in last night's VoicePH Grand Finals. He's a crowd favorite and the pride of Pangasinan. I don't know him personally but my close friend from Japan has had the privilege of meeting him at a party long before he became a celebrity on the VoicePH. Enjoy!


TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART

(Turn around) every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming round
(Turn around) every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
(Turn around) every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
(Turn around) every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes

(Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart
(Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight and I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right 'cause we'll never be wrong
Together we can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight, forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love, but now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do... a total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life, but now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say... a total eclipse of the heart

(Turn around) bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
(Turn around) bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)
I don't know what to do, I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart







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Wordless Wednesday - Old Coins From The 80s



Wordless Wednesday again folks and I'm sharing the old coins from my coin collection. I've included a few coins from the USA also .We sure miss these coins in circulation :)

                                                         2 Philippine Peso Coin 1984
                                                         Andres Bonifacio
                                                        

                                         1 Peso Coin 1982, Jose Rizal, Ang Bagong Lipunan
                                            1 Peso Coin 1987, Jose Rizal

                                           1 Peso Coin 1985, Jose Rizal





                                                               1982 5 Sentimos Philippine Coin
                                                               Bagong Lipunan
                                                               Melchora Aquino










Thanks to these Wordless Wednesday participants who joined:

BLOGSHE LINKY 9/17
Feather w/linky
HEARTBEAT mag W/ link

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Christmas Songs From The 80s



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Ahh, the melodies of Christmas! From the oldies to the revivals by new artists, we have a bunch of compiled Christmas music to share and this time these were the ones played during the 80s! Feel free to click and download.



Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid (1984)
 

Last Christmas by Wham (1984)
 

It's Christmas All Over The World

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Belinda Carlisle

Give Love On Christmas Day by New Edition

 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by The Pretenders

Bells Will Be Ringing by Eagles


I hope you enjoy listening! :)

Related topics: Christmas song lyrics, christmas songs mp3, christmas carols, popular christmas songs, christmas songs list

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Filipino Christmas Songs

















Trending on twitter these days is the #christmas which is still from the early Christmas welcome of twitterers.

This makes us feel so festive that we'd like to share our compilation  of classic Filipino Christmas Songs. Label warning : for fellow Pinoys abroad, these might make you homesick. But enjoy! Araw-araw Pasko! :)



Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit

*Pasko Na Sinta Ko Amateur Children's Choir

Related searches: OPM Christmas Songs, Tagalog Christmas Songs

(Acknowledgment: courtesy to maryan54 for webshots picture)


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Wordless Wednesday Things From The 80s Part 1



Reminiscing and reminiscing.. :)   Here are some of the 80s reminders from my kind of 80s life when I was a young kid up to my adolescence in the Philippines. Thanks again to Pinas Dekada 80 for the photos



                                            The payphone we used to drop 3 25c coins to make a call.

The friendship bracelets, or what we used to call the 'wish bonds' 'coz when it comes off on its own it meant your 3 wishes are granted :)

The Music Minus One Karaoke Tapes! My nephews and nieces had plenty of those so I got to sing along with them. My faves then were Home by Diana Ross, Copacabana by Barry Manilow and Don Mclean's American Pie.

 Flat tops chocolate candy! Yey! In 1986 this was a favorite, no wonder I gained a lot of weight.. hahaha!
One minute on the lips, forever on the hips..

Yes, Brown Cow too! It's our Pinoy version of the milkshake ....and my comfort drink

     The old version of NAIA, used to be called MIA. Going there meeting folks or sending them off was a pleasant experience for me, especially since we visitors still get to go inside the building during arrivals and departures..... the feeling of going there is the nearest to being in upstate New York..
The Regal Babies of the 80s. First from bottom row: 
Manilyn Reynes, Sheryl Cruz and Kristina Paner; second row: Arlene Muhlach, Nadia Montenegro, Jackielou Blanco and Gretchen Barretto; Top row: Janice De Belen and Maricel Soriano.
STOP! I'm still having a heart attack over this one! Robby Rosa from Menudo!

Join us on Wordless Wednesday and exchange pleasantries online :)
Thanks to fellow participants of the WW meme: 1. I spy a dragonfly eye!  2. Ann @ Such A Mama 3. Julie @ Momspective linky

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Finding The Perfect Fragrance 80s Womens Perfume



PALOMA PICASSO For Women By PALOMA PICASSO Eau De Parfum Spray,3.4 Oz







 
Paris By Yves Saint Laurent For Women. Eau De Toilette Spray 4.2 Oz. 



Beautiful By Estee Lauder For Women. Eau De Parfum Spray 2.5 Ounces

  Halston 2 Pc. Gift Set ( Cologne Spray 1.7 Oz & Body Lotion 4.4 Oz)

Diva By Ungaro For Women. Eau De Parfum Spray 1.7 Ounces


        You have to realize that finding the perfect fragrance for you is no easy task. You need to understand that a scent may be weak or strong. When we approach the perfume display centers most often the scent that we may whiff will be slightly different under a different condition. Inside the department store the smell of the different scents may be mixed or blended in the air we breathe. Also, we have to take into consideration the temperature and humidity level inside the controlled environment. A scent may appear to be weak or strong depending on the environment. The more aromatic compounds it contains the stronger the scent and the longer it will last.

       Eau de perfume contains the most aromatic compounds followed by eau de toilette and eau de cologne. Know what type of perfume that suits your skin type. Some people may have oily skin while others may have dry skin. A perfume that may smell good on you may not smell good when applied on your friend. The things you apply on your skin like lotion or oil may also affect the scent of the perfume. It is important that you try the perfume on your skin to find out if it suits your skin type. Try visiting retail shops and try the perfume on your skin. Let the fragrance stay on your skin if possible the whole day and check how it smells on you.

I love the 80's perfumes as well as the new scents we have out in the market. Perfumes are really my thing and what I found awesome right after I wrote this article in 2013 is that there is a networking company here in the Philippines that sells a variety of perfumes for men and women. One perfume I really like from Zoom Global that has that 80-ish fragrance is Ascento Parfum VIII similar to Lacoste Pink. This is how my favorite pink Charmis cologne  used to be, yey! Ascento Parfum VIII has top and base note of blood orange, coriander, jasmine, violet, sandalwood and vanilla. Costs only Php399.00 SRP. 



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Presenting "A Day In Life" my series of texts from my journals that I kept between the ages of 14 and 17. I'll be adding new entries every now and then to share all my thoughts, ideas,events, experiences, memories, ideas I had during the eighties. It is for my continued amusement that I read and reread my old journals, even when there isn't much content, I still gain occasional insight how I'm still in the process of changing to maturity. Most of the names have been changed to protect the people I recently found on Facebook. A few are just partial entries, my bleeping and blinding exclamations have been removed and some entries have been modified to give way to my now correct spelling and grammar. Yet the mix of excitement, melodrama and pleasant memories from the eighties are still much felt :)I hope, as you read my old journal with me, you enjoy the same sentiments.